E2E Automated Test Tooling Assessment

[tooniez]

📝 Proposed Documentation

Test Automation Framework: Choose a test automation framework suitable for this application. Explain why you have chosen it over others.

💡 Possible Solution

Add differences of Cypress and Playwright

📑 Additional Context

• Cypress
• Playwright

🔗 Related Issues/PRs

[tooniez]

Have gone through similar task, was in the process of writing a post on key differences of Cypress and Playwright (I consider these 2 E2E test frameworks to be most popular).

The choice is to go with Playwright. The reasons of selection were below:

• Multi-threaded architecture
• Various Test Types
• Flexibility
• Various Languages
• Mobile Devices

I'll go through my notes and see

[tooniez]

Below is a table to show some comparisons of Cypress vs Playwright.

Aspect	Cypress	Playwright
Language Support	JavaScript	JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, and more
Browser Support	Chromium-based only (headless or full browser)	Chromium, Firefox, WebKit (headless or headed)
Test Types	End-to-end (E2E) tests	End-to-end (E2E), integration, and unit tests
Architecture	Single-threaded	Multi-threaded
Execution Speed	Fast	Fast
Cross-Browser	Limited support	Robust cross-browser support
Mobile Testing	Not natively supported	Native support for mobile testing
Test Runner	Built-in Cypress Test Runner	Can integrate with custom test runners
Test Debugging	Built-in interactive mode for debugging	Built-in interactive mode for debugging
Community Support	Large and active community	Growing community support
Learning Curve	Relatively easy to get started	Requires some learning curve
Assertions	Powerful built-in assertions	Flexibility to use any assertion library
Ecosystem	Limited ecosystem compared to Playwright	Growing ecosystem with various integrations
Documentation	Well-documented with comprehensive guides	Well-documented with comprehensive guides
Vendor Lock-In	Potential vendor lock-in	No vendor lock-in, can switch frameworks
Commercial Support	Cypress offers paid options for support	Playwright offers paid options for support